Dick DeVos
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Early life. DeVos was born Elisabeth Prince on January 8, 1958. She grew up in Holland, Michigan, the eldest of four children born to Elsa (Zwiep) Prince (later, Broekhuizen) and Edgar Prince, a billionaire industrialist.
Jan 15, 2017 · There’s Cheri DeVos, who sits on the board at Alticor, Amway’s parent company. And there’s their children, a generation of young adults ready to carry the baton. Over time, the DeVos clan...
- zstanton@politico.com
Jun 14, 2024 · Her father, Edgar Prince, was a wealthy industrialist who, with her mother, formed a foundation to make donations to such conservative Christian organizations as the Family Research Council and Focus on the Family. Her siblings included Erik Prince, founder of the private security agency Blackwater USA (after 2011, Academi).
- Pat Bauer
Nov 19, 2020 · To Christian conservatives, she was a hero who once proclaimed, "I fight against anyone who would have government be the parent to everyone." DeVos used her bully pulpit to champion religious...
Betsy DeVos was born Elisabeth Dee Prince on January 8, 1958, in Holland, Michigan, US, to Edgar Prince and Elsa (Zwiep) Prince (later Broekhuizen). Her father was a billionaire American businessman who founded the ‘Prince Corporation,’ a supplier of automobile parts.
Sep 6, 2018 · DeVos’ mother and father played a vital role in the development of their son’s character and ethics. From an early age, they helped to instill in him a strong faith in God and provided their marriage and life together as an example he could look up to and respect.
Sep 6, 2018 · One celebrated alum: Betsy DeVos’s brother, Erik Prince, 49, the swashbuckling military contractor who has come to the serious attention of investigators looking into the Trump team’s...
